Hell's Kitchen
2005–FoxDocumentary
Flames, a skull made of a chef's hat, and Gordon Ramsay shouting — the titles tell you exactly what the hour is.
Hell's Kitchen opens with a main title sequence of 30 seconds.
It arrived on Fox in 2005, when America's Most Wanted, The X-Files and MADtv were also on the network.
The opening titles
Season 1
30sFan upload of the first season's intro.
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